pickguard removal

i was just considering possibly removing my pickguard just to shake things up and give my bass different look. but my question is, will it be a problem? the holes won't become a major effect of the sound or anything? it my be a dumb question,but thanx for all answers.

Originally posted by sicplayer Doesn't the pickguard cover up the big holes where the electronics and pickups are held.

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Depends on the bass... Removing the pickguard from my Jack Casady enhanced it's appearance. Jaco's basses looked very cool sans pickguard... On a P-Bass, you might have a problem like sic mentions... MIM Jazz basses have a pocket routed for the neck pickup rather than a close fitting route, so that might look lame. As to affecting your sound, naw...

I had a mate who wanted to put a thick metal plate as his pick guard. Like that industrial plating u get on steps etc. Twit. But then we did Acrylic and plastic work, and he decided to try and make a clear pick guard with colourd bits in it.